The Sacred Name Broadcaster

The Sacred Name Broadcaster (SNB) is a monthly religious publication of the Assemblies of Yahweh, edited by Jacob O. Meyer. The Sacred Name Broadcaster began in 1968, growing out of the Sacred Name Broadcasts (radio message) of 1965. The name of the magazine comes from the Gospels () - the parable of the sower. The first Sacred Name Broadcaster used the distinctive image of a sower scattering seed on the ground as its front cover. Unlike the Narrow Way magazine, the Sacred Name Broadcaster focuses on Biblical subjects.
The choice of magazine name
The title itself, The Sacred Name Broadcaster leads insight into the focus of the Assembly from which it originated. The main stimulus being its desire to broadcast the True Sacred Name (Yahweh) more widely. Additional meaning in to the deliberate choice of the word ‘broadcast’ are rooted in its definitions :-

The magazine’s concept is similar to the Parable of the Sower sowing the Word ( [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%204:1-20;&version=31; Mark 4:1-20], [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2013:1-23;&version=31; Matthew 13:1-23], and [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%208:1-15;&version=31; Luke 8:1-15]).
Historical background
The magazine came in to existence in June 1968, two years after the first of February 5 1966. The Sacred Name Broadcast was first heard over radio station WBMD, Baltimore, Maryland, at which time the Assemblies of Yahweh had no publication dedicated to teaching the accurate Sacred Name of the Almighty, Yahweh, and His Son, Yahshua the Messiah. The Sacred Name Broadcaster began with humble beginnings, Jacob Meyer and his loyal wife Head Deaconess, Mrs Ruth F Meyer, spent many hours of their day laboriously preparing the magazine to have ready for those who sought more information on the Sacred Name, and the faith of the Assemblies of Yahweh. To begin with the ministry had to suffice with limited finance although interest in the Assemblies of Yahweh grew fairly rapidly. Initially, materials and articles were created (as it continues today) by the editor and early issues laboriously hand-typed by the Editor’s loyal wife (Head Deaconess, Mrs Ruth F. Meyer) through simple technology such as the spirit duplicator and later on the mimeograph machine. Due to the fact that the magazine was primarily put together by hand through the Meyer family, the Sacred Name Broadcaster has been quite accurately described as a “labour intensive” publication .
==="Miraculous growth"===
Subsequent changes were then made to enhance the magazine’s quality and the printing process was contracted to a print shop in the local vicinity. Further strides towards self-sufficiency were later achieved backed by an idea proposed by members at a Feast observance in 1971: a ‘Print Shop’ was erected on the Assemblies of Yahweh grounds which enabled a more efficient and refined production of the Sacred Name Broadcaster magazine.
Over the decades, the printing process continued to evolve, upgrading its network of machinery, expanding into newer technology and branching out into further magazines such as ‘The Narrow Way’, although the Sacred Scriptures Bethel Edition Bible, books and calendars are still printed locally. Miraculously, despite the financial obstacles such as growing mailing costs, The Sacred Name Broadcaster continues to flourish, evident through the phenomenal growth of the mailing lists from the 130 or so names of 1968, to over 16,000 interesting individuals today
Each month, thousands of copies are distributed freely from the Assemblies of Yahweh Headquarters, Bethel, Pennsylvania to individuals across the world, crossing the borders of North and South America, Europe, Africa, India and the Philippines.
Additional sections
Articles in the magazine have included: history of the Assemblies of Yahweh, Quest on healthy living, Bible studies, radio broadcasts, program log and Prophetic Trends. The magazine went from strength to strength, with additional articles such as Questions to Bethel and Prophetic Trends section added to the magazine. Though the former section has only an occasional appearance, the latter has been a permanent section since its first appearance in 1970. This section was to highlight the prophetic signs which were pointing towards the end of the age. Unlike many other religious denominations, the Assemblies of Yahweh do not set dates for prophesy to take place, but they do compare biblical prophesies to events happening in the world, which they believe are fulfilling these prophesies.
Prophetic Trends
Almost since the initiation of the Prophetic Trends in 1971, Jacob Meyer has warned of an economic crisis which would lead to a new world order on this earth - the Beast System. Many members of the Assemblies of Yahweh believe the time is coming very soon. Based upon Bible prophesies throughout the whole Bible, largely Isaiah and Revelation, Elder Meyer tries to show how the Bible is warning people of the things to come, and that the only way is to return to Yahweh’s righteous laws, and to look toward the Kingdom of Yahweh. Sir Elder Jacob Meyers’ teachings are strongly biblically based, but because of the seriousness of the Assemblies of Yahweh, they are often seen as a distinct and diverse people. Its difference to the giant of Christianity, is that the Assemblies of Yahweh hopes to bring repentant peoples willing to worship Yahweh and to keep the Biblical, moral laws of the Bible. According to the Assemblies of Yahweh, the law is not done away with; in fact “nothing could be further from the truth”. Plainly, disobedience to the law results in eternal death (). The Assemblies of Yahweh fervently hold that Yahweh knows best for man, whether man wants to believe it or not and therefore, the laws commanded by Yahweh are for mankinds own protection and spiritual growth.

() It is one of the key forms of literature regularly circulated within the Assemblies of Yahweh, outside of which it is used by educational institutions as a basis for scholarly debate.

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